Kerry Asks Congress for Fatter Propaganda Budget

[Purveyor]

06:44 26.02.2015(updated 11:50 26.02.2015)

Stressing the need to counter the influence of RT, Secretary of State John Kerry asked Congress for more money to "promote democracy" around the world.

"Russia Today (sic) can be heard in English, do we have an equivalent that can be heard in Russian?" Kerry asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee, ostensibly overlooking the fact that Voice of America has been broadcasting in Russian for nearly seven decades.

"It's a pretty expensive proposition. They are spending huge amounts of money."

California Republican Ed Royce earlier told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that "Russia is spending more than $500 million annually to mislead audiences, sow divisions, and push conspiracy out over RT television." Kerry told that body that "Russia's military aggression is matched only by its propaganda."

A quick reality check reveals RT's budget for this year to be less than half of the figure Royce tossed out: $225 million (based on Wednesday's exchange rate), or 13.9 billion rubles.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20150226/1018768836.html#ixzz3SsPPdU16

[Mnemosyne]

1. Was so hoping this would be satire. Sigh... nt

[onethatcares]

2. why doesnt' he just

satellite beam rushbo into Russia Ya want to talk about misleading audiences, rushbo is da man.